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oscarhart
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20h ago
Can we talk about the old binder in Toledo who told me my kettle stitch was backwards
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harpery47
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1d ago
Switched from PVA to wheat paste on my last 3 repairs and the spine linings opened up so much easier
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jamesf41
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1d ago
Saw a 1800s ledger at the Mercantile Library in Cincinnati and now I want to rebind one
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the_grace
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4d ago
I finally tried that cheap corner rounder from the craft store and it chewed up 6 signatures
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hannah_perry
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5d ago
Vent: a guy at the paper store in Dayton told me to skip the wheat paste on my spine linings
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wells.olivia
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7d ago
A guy at the bindery in Syracuse asked why I press signatures with a brick, then handed me a nicer one
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the_parker
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7d ago
My old mentor in Baltimore said glue pots are dead, and I can't tell if he's right
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the_thomas
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7d ago
PSA: $180 on a used standing press from a guy in Akron, best money I ever spent
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ivanross
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8d ago
Sewing on tapes versus cords for a 400 page rebind. I went with tapes and I would not do it again
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casey682
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8d ago
Just had a spine crack on a 200 page rebind, is wheat paste to blame or my press?
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tylerpark
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9d ago
I paid $85 for a fancy stitching pony and it arrived with the legs glued on backwards
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ninas67
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10d ago
DAE remember when a $30 awl from a hardware store in Dayton outlasted my fancy one?
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hannahsingh
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11d ago
Stop resetting your spine press every single signature, try the folder trick first
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nora_park
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11d ago
Watched a guy in Baltimore fix a cracked spine with wheat paste and a hair dryer
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fiona985
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14d ago
Blew $140 on a Kremer pigmented paste that cracked on the third fold
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